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Piz Bianco

Coordinates: 46°23′04.6″N 9°54′23.4″E / 46.384611°N 9.906500°E / 46.384611; 9.906500
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Piz Bianco
Piz Alv
Piz Bernina (left) and Piz Bianco (center)
Highest point
Elevation3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Prominence20 m (66 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Bernina
Coordinates46°23′04.6″N 9°54′23.4″E / 46.384611°N 9.906500°E / 46.384611; 9.906500
Geography
Piz Bianco is located in Switzerland
Piz Bianco
Piz Bianco
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernina Range

Piz Bianco (also known as Piz Alv) is a minor summit north of Piz Bernina, in the Bernina Range of the Alps. It is located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden.

Culminating at 3,993 metres, Piz Bianco is the highest point of the snowy ridge named Biancograt (or Crast'Alva). The summit is often traversed by climbers on the way to Piz Bernina.

References

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  1. ^ Approximation. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,973 metres.
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